Elim Gems 2024

The celebration of Elim’s Gems took place on October 19 and 20, 2024. Nearly 60 “Gems”, persons 75 years old or better, were honored at a luncheon on Saturday, October 19, and at morning services on Sunday, October 20. Elim’s Gems have modeled through service God’s work in the world throughout their lives. Thank you to all who served as Gems interviewers, truly the foundation of the Gems project. Interviewer feedback following each interview reflected how much everyone thoroughly enjoyed the interview process that fostered connection and taught about the life of each of Elim’s Gem. Oral interviews were written into a narrative format, collated and printed into a Gems booklet, “The Gems of Elim”, and presented to each Gem at the October 19th Gems luncheon.

Jo Ann Andrus
MIke Andrus
Joanne Athearn
Jim Atwood
Ben Barnes
Sue Barnes
Paul Behringer
Don Bent
Martin Bohn
Shirley Bunce
Philip Cannon
Shirley Cardella
Nancy Clarke
Diane Day
Wendell Day

Marilyn Dizikes
Don Duffala
Delmar Friedrichsen
Joanne Goebel
Walt Griffith
Gary Haugen
Karen Haugen
Tim Kellgren
Anita Kelly
Lorentz Koagedal
Marilyn Lee
Tore Liahjell
George Matt
Kathy Matt
Carol Mayo

Dolores Frey McCloud
Maxilee McNicol
Lil Miller
Jan Moffet
Marian Olsen
Karen Pesutich
Mike Pesutich
Judy Peterson
Liz Ravenscroft
Carole Rosenthal
Mary Savage
Robin Schaef
John Sedlander
Charlotte Siemens
Gene Smith

Ruth Svinth
Steve Tasselmyer
Bill Tennyson
Irene "Reni" Thimm
Brian Tolson
Joyce Tolson
Tom Uland
Diane Wachter
Michael Wachter
Brede Westby
Jim Wyrick
Mary Wyrick